Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

In 2010, I was a fresh young Ally in ASU’s Lodestar Center Public Allies program. This research took me immediately to Sally Matthews, senior lecturer in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. It began with a bench, and how I came to be standing before that particular bench.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Making it through both primary and secondary education is critical to girls being able to help break the cycle of poverty. I raised money through my blog and later on Twitter to help send her to college from 2006-2010 through the Sharing Foundation’s program. The photo above is Leng Sopharath.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2011

So, when the ICT-KM Program was tasked with organising the social reporting for the Share Fair on Agricultural and Rural Development Knowledge in Africa in Addis Ababa in October 2010, it was clear that it was high time that we document the social reporting team’s experiences and lessons learned in a generic guide.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

There is an interesting case study of the marketing of Tampax and Africa on the Cause Related Marketing Blog. Be Helpful. It’s pretty interesting. Marketing and Fundraising Ideas tells us about how not to ask for a major gift. And lastly, since I’m hosting, I get to mention my recent post on Twitter and nonprofits.

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Care2

APRIL 12, 2011

For example, before helping to launch the ONE campaign, Bono was known for his activism around Africa and AIDS. Bono has also helped raise a lot of money, generated impressive earned media, and introduced other celebrities to ONE. Having him as one of the main faces of the ONE campaign made perfect sense.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

But I help them plan their technology initiatives (a new database, a new website, etc.,) help them find the vendors that will do the work by helping them craft good RFPs. I answer all of their tech questions, and solve pretty much all of their tech problems (mostly by helping them figure out who they should call.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

We know that young people like Generation Z are future donors, so programs that help introduce philanthropy at a young age will a big pay off down the road. In 2010, the conference was held in Baltimore, Maryland. These fundamental values help children develop their philanthropic characters in life. Read on for more.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Several websites were set up to help family members find out information about each other in the chaos. That’s why the Atlanta councilman used twitter!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The conference was created by Soren Gordhamer in 2010, author of the book, Wisdom 2.0. I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. The Wisdom 2.0

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

This helps sets one fundraiser apart from another. These prospects will likely do what they can to help their "friend" accomplish his or her goals. for your supporters to help spread the word! In 2010, 75 volunteers participated. A request from an individual opens up the opportunity for them to share a personal story.

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See3

JUNE 15, 2007

The program ended with a South African woman named Mama G, who thanked AJWS and its supporters for helping fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. 23 Feb 2010 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits.

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Forum One

AUGUST 29, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

AUGUST 4, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

JUNE 14, 2007

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

JUNE 16, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

" But to really be a platform for individuals, where the participants decide how to do things, where the successful organizations are only those that help residents succeed, where feedback loops are tight, fast, and respected - these are new ways for philanthropic institutions to act. And, I got an instant response.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2011

Green technology spurs mobile payments development in Africa. ” Coined the doom decade (2010-2020), (so we are actually living in it. Philanthropist organisations come together using a “fortress model” to counter fraud and lack of trust and to help protect their reputation. A Grain of Salt. Or maybe not?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2006

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Candid

JULY 21, 2021

Since 2010, Candid and Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN) have partnered to produce Advancing Human Rights, an annual report that tracks the evolving state of global human rights philanthropy. For instance, organizations based in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean receive a third or less of the funding meant to benefit their regions.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

And so that’s why I’m excited for you all to meet Brian and Third Lens today because Brian’s team, you know, a group of construction and design experts operating as a nonprofit to help organizations kind of be a liaison between the contractors and the actual job itself. . So there’s a need.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

In this interview, Pushpa discusses her journey prior to founding GuideStar India, her role in helping NGOs and how WhatsApp is driving strong communication among stakeholders. Tell us about GuideStar’s role in helping NGOs get their messages to their audience and how does WhatsApp facilitate this?

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Oh, and her work with her husband has helped to lay the groundwork for much of our understanding of modern science today - no big deal. Along with earning her PhD (she is credited as the first woman in East and Central Africa to do so), Maathai taught at the university level, worked in the Kenya government, and founded the Greenbelt Movement.

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Candid

AUGUST 3, 2021

Since 2010, Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN) and Candid have partnered on research that maps funding for human rights globally. Starting with this year’s research, Candid and HRFN have introduced the population “racial and ethnic groups” to our analysis to help us better understand the scope of these important resources.

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Achieve

JANUARY 20, 2016

From her perspective, whether you are in Asia or Africa, the issues there affect her as much as the issues in Detroit, where she lives. She is trying to help others see how the world is a lot smaller than people really realize. It is possible through the videos that she produces to help consumers witness the act of giving.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

” While were on the subject of email there are some new services that do automated email sorting and triage to help people cope with email overload. We’re used to hearing nothing but bad news from Haiti since it was hit by a succession of catastrophic events since 2010. Open Data in Africa. Click "Yes!"

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

How do they help to address some of the challenges and problems that you just spoke about? What we heard was that our colleagues in Africa really needed support around water. You both just came back from the 2010 West African Women and Water Training in Ghana. You have three programs that work in three different areas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

What challenges do women who tech in Africa and Middle East face? Giselle has been using Razoo to help raise funds for her to make the trip and she still has a way to go before reaching her goal. (I made a small donation and hope you might consider a small gift too). Are these similar or different than in the US?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010. As we march into 2010, might we see the invention of Real Time Web fundraising events? What is important to take into 2010?

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2011

A London-based nonprofit, Open Knowledge Foundation is at the forefront of promoting open knowledge to help citizens and society. CNN used Twitter data to report on the 2010 World Cup Fever in South Africa. These are just a few of what are arguably limitless examples how data is being used to help us understand our world.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

With experience in integrated online and traditional communications, political and issue campaign management, media planning, and message development, Alex joined Blue State Digital's New York office in 2010. com where he helps hundreds of nonprofits connect with donors and supporters online.

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